Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) by Robert Scanlon
List of ORDERS of the Birds in Taxonomic Order
The ORDERs here are based on the The I.O.C. World Bird List Version 2.10, which contains 10,466 species classified in 40 Orders, 233 Families and 2234 Genera as of Oct. 18, 2011.
This page has the following sub pages.
- Orders – Alphabetical
- TINAMIFORMES – Tinamous
- STRUTHIONIFORMES – Ostriches
- RHEIFORMES – Rheas
- CASUARIIFORMES – Cassowaries & Emu
- APTERYGIFORMES – Kiwis
- GALLIFORMES – Fowl, Quail, Guans, Currasows, Megapodes
- ANSERIFORMES – Screamers
- SPHENISCIFORMES – Penguins
- GAVIIFORMES – Loons
- PROCELLARIIFORMES – Albatrosses & Petrels
- PODICIPEDIFORMES – Grebes
- PHOENICOPTERIFORMES – Flamingos
- PHAETHONTIFORMES – Tropicbirds
- CICONIIFORMES – Storks
- PELECANIFORMES – Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons & Allies
- SULIFORMES – Gannets, Cormorants, Frigatebirds, Anhingas
- ACCIPITRIFORMES – Raptors
- FALCONIFORMES – Falcons
- OTIDIFORMES – Bustards
- MESITORNITHIFORMES – Mesites
- CARIAMIFORMES – Seriemas
- EURYPYGIFORMES – Kagu & Sunbittern
- GRUIFORMES – Cranes, Rails, Coots, and allies
- CHARADRIIFORMES – Shorebirds & Allies
- PTEROCLIDIFORMES – Sandgrouse
- COLUMBIFORMES – Pigeons, Doves
- PSITTACIFORMES – Parrots
- OPISTHOCOMIFORMES – Hoatzin
- MUSOPHAGIFORMES – Turacos
- CUCULIFORMES – Cuckoos
- STRIGIFORMES – Owls
- CAPRIMULGIFORMES – Nightjars
- APODIFORMES – Hummingbirds and Swifts
- COLIIFORMES – Mousebirds
- TROGONIFORMES – Trogans
- LEPTOSOMIFORMES – Cuckoo Roller
- CORACIIFORMES – Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, and allies
- BUCEROTIFORMES – Hoopoes & Hornbills
- PICIFORMES – Woodpeckers and Allies
- PASSERIFORMES – Passerines
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Whoa!! This is way too complicated for me! But I’m glad you’re motivated to do it. Other birders will be glad you did!
It will make more sense after I get some more of it done. You have to admit, those birdies have been busy.